 | Battle of Atlanta By Mary Lynn Bushong After the Confederate loss at Chattanooga, General Grant moved to lead the eastern Union troops. General William T. Sherman stayed in the west to lead the Union army there. His chief adversary was General Joe Johnston 27.04 Kb.  1 | read |
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| Lecture #13 the civil war from The Election of Lincoln to the Surrender at Appomattox Election of 1860 When Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860, southern supporters of slavery called the south to secede from the Union. They argued that since they had voluntarily joined the U. S., they could also voluntarily leave the U. S 46.61 Kb. 1 | read |
| Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 militiamen on April 15, 1861, he and just about everyone else in the North expected a swift war lasting about 90 days With a quick suppression of the South to prove the North’s superiority and end this foolishness 21.87 Kb. 1 | read |
| The Soldiers At dawn on New Year’s Eve, General Bragg took the initiative by attacking while the Union soldiers were building fires and eating breakfasts. One Union soldier described that morning 19.65 Kb. 1 | read |
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